Newtowncashel
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- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Longford
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
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- Irish Grid Reference
- N040595
- historic county
- County Longford
- native label
- Baile Nua an Chaisil
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Newtowncashel () is a village located near Lough Ree in County Longford, Ireland. Newtowncashel won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1980.
== History == === Name === Situated on the north-eastern shore of Lough Ree on the River Shannon, Newtowncashel was previously known as Cor na Dumhca in Irish - an ancient name meaning the 'Round Hill of the Cauldron'.
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